Autograph letter from Herbert Stanley Oakeley to Thérèse Tietjens, 21 March 1868
Scope and Contents
Autograph letter from Herbert Stanley Oakeley, Reid Professor of Music at the University of Edinburgh from 1865 to 1891, to the soprano Thérèse Tietjens. He writes to thank Tietjens for her "photogram", is looking forward to a performance of Fidelio that evening for which he has procured tickets for some of his students: he admires her performance greatly and writes "I wish you could see your own expression of defiance, fury & triumph, when you are following Pizarro with the pistol at his head". He refers to correspondence in the Scotsman, and wonders whether the conductor Enrico Bevignani (1841-1903) received the overture.
Dates
- Creation: 21 March 1868
Creator
- Oakeley, Herbert Stanley, Sir, 1830-1903 (Professor of Music, University of Edinburgh) (Author, Person)
Language of Materials
English
Conditions Governing Access
Open. Please contact the repository in advance.
Biographical / Historical
Oakeley was appointed to the Reid Chair of Music at Edinburgh University in 1865 and founded the Edinburgh University Musical Society in the same year.
Full Extent
1 letter
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchased in April 2025. Accession no. SC-Acc-2025-0058.
Physical Description
Size: 8vo. 2ff. Folded, folds a little separated. With a postcard reproduction of a picture of a man asleep on a square piano, a cello on the floor behind and saints in the background.
Processing Information
Catalogued by Aline Brodin in September 2025, using information provided by the seller.
Subject
Repository Details
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